Finally, we also won medals! the last 2 rounds of the Team Rapid Men and Women event just ended this morning.

GM Darwin Laylo and IM Paulo Bersamina successfully collected an accumulative 6.0 points in the 5 rounds swiss system format to clinch the second place or Silver Medalist. Men's Team Head Coach GM Eugenio Torre is proud that despite the strong field, we fought until the Championship. Meanwhile, the strong Grandmasters of Vietnam, led by GM Le Quang Liem, collected 6.5 points to lead the Men's Division.

The Women's Team comprising WGM Janelle Frayna and WIM Marie Antoinette Sandiego and Women Head Coach NCFP Executive Director, FST GM Jayson Gonzales also did not give up and won the Bronze Medals for their accumulative score of 4.0 points. Indonesia and Vietnam are tied with 6.0 points but Indonesia won Gold medals by tie-break points.

The remaining categories to compete in are the Blitz Individual and Team Blitz Men and Women to be held tomorrow May 20, 2022 at 10:00 AM Philippine Time.

We can watch the LIVE coverage on IM Roderick Nava YouTube Channel and Facebook Page Kamatyas, to provide updated real-time on the event happening at the 31st Sea Chess Games in Vietnam.